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Category : Internet access for library users
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
The ... National Survey of Public Library Outlet Internet Connectivity
Author: Publisher:
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Category : Internet access for library users
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Moving Toward More Effective Public Internet Access
Author: John Carlo BertotPublisher: National Commission
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Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
This publication reports on research conducted to follow up on a 1997 survey of public libraries and the Internet, co-sponsored by the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science and the American Library Association. The 1998 survey is based on a sample of 2,500 of the nation's 15,718 public library outlets. The survey found that 73.3% of public library outlets now offer public access to the Internet. However, only 68.6% offer graphical public Internet access to the World Wide Web (WWW) and only 45.3% offer graphical public access to the WWW at speeds of 56 kbps or greater. The first section contains background information: the Telecommunications Act of 1996; public policy debate; information technology, Internet and the digital economy; and public libraries as a public point of Internet presence. The second section presents the results of the 1998 survey: availability of public Internet access; public Internet access for areas with varying levels of poverty; public Internet access for urban, suburban, and rural areas; graphical public Internet access; bandwidth as a component of public Internet access; defining effective public Internet access; key measures connectivity and public Internet access, 1996-1998; number of graphical workstations as a component of effective access; use of filtering software and availability of an acceptable use policy for public Internet access. The third section discusses findings, policy issues, and commission responses: supporting ongoing surveys on public libraries and the Internet; initiating a dialog on effective public Internet access; and identifying policy questions and promoting additional research. The last section is a bibliography of 8 statistical studies funded by the commission. Five appendices contain: summary results; the survey instrument; the survey methodology; the survey results; and the contractor's analysis of the survey results. Includes 56 tables of figures.(DLS)
Programs for adults in public library outlets
Author: Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428925880
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Programs for Adults in Public Library Outlets
Author: Laurie LewisPublisher:
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Category : Adult education
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Public Libraries and the Internet
Author: John Carlo Bertot Ph.D.Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1591587778
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
This book is a timely and detailed exploration of the impact and issues of the Internet in public libraries and their implications for society, policy, and professional practice. Public Libraries and the Internet: Roles, Perspectives, and Implications explores the impact of the Internet and the expansion of the networked environment on U.S. public libraries through more than a dozen essays written by leading scholars and administrators. Notwithstanding the far-reaching changes wrought by the Internet, this is the first attempt to provide a comprehensive exploration of the subject over time and across areas of practice. This wide-ranging volume, edited by the authors of several national studies tracking the use and involvement of public libraries with the Internet since 1994, offers both description and assessment. It discusses the ways in which the roles and services of public libraries have changed as a result of the Internet and offers a perspective on the meaning and impact of these changes. Perhaps most critically, it also suggests possible futures and opportunities as public libraries continue to evolve in this networked environment.
106-2 Hearings: Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, The Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2001, Part 8, The Judi
Author: Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2001
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related AgenciesPublisher:
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Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
The 1996 National Survey of Public Libraries and the Internet
Author: John Carlo BertotPublisher: Washington : National Commission on Libraries and Information Science
ISBN:
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
This 1996 National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) survey gathered data from a national sample of public libraries concerning the current level of public library involvement with the Internet. The purpose of this study was to: (1) provide policymakers, researchers, and library professionals with longitudinal data that measured changes in public library Internet involvement since the first survey in 1994; (2) identify costs for public library Internet services; and (3) identify issues and inform the policy debate concerning public library roles in the electronic networked environment. This final report is divided into three sections: Introduction; Study Results; and Progress and Issues. The introduction discusses the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and the Library Services and Construction Act/Library Services and Technology Act; intellectual property and the National Information Infrastructure; and an electronic federal depository library program. The second section discusses study methodology; public library demographics; accessing the Internet; the current state of public library Internet connectivity; Internet uses and public access services; and benefits to connecting to the Internet. The third section focuses on disparities; connectivity versus services; the goal of universal service; quality of network services; the life cycle of public library Internet development; and preparation for the next survey. Appendices include the survey instrument, survey alert, and cover letter, and information about the authors. (Contains 27 references, and 45 figures that present survey data.) (Author/AEF)
S. 97, the Children's Internet Protection Act
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationPublisher:
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Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
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